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Re: Blooming marvellous apps [S11E02]

David Carrington — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 18:40:58 -0000

I'd be quite interested in you guys checking into multi-room audio, especially weighing up Sonos against any competition. Can something cheap like Chromecast Audio compete?

Also devices such as Nest smoke alarms, your thoughts on smart TVs vs dumb TVs, any home automation for unusual rooms (pool? Gym? Garage? Bathroom? Garden?), and finally if any of you can justify any sort of automation/smart kitchen device, since clearly it's the year of the internet enabled spice rack.

Re: S07E08 - 100 years of wireless — 361 Degrees Podcast

David Carrington — Tue, 05 Aug 2014 13:02:07 -0000

Great topic. Some fascinating information about early wireless. This may not apply to other topics on the podcast: I enjoyed the absence of debating in this episode - it made for easy listening.

On that note, any chance to boost Rafe's volume? My own fault for using the phones speaker to listen to this while driving at 70mph, although Ben's voice was nice and clear.

Re: Dojo: 46% of Destructoid's readers block ads. Now what?

David Carrington — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:35:36 -0000

I run an ad supported website AND I block adverts.

Even if I didn't have a tool to hide adverts, I still would not click them - I'm not interested. I only see adverts as annoyances to read around.

Re: Tee-rrific: Tomb Raider Tees

David Carrington — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 09:23:11 -0000

The last one is clearly the best since it's the only one that features *in* the game. It has quite a long showing during at least one cut scene.

Re: Game Reviews: January/February 2013

David Carrington — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 03:07:19 -0000

I'm glad I've held off on buying AC3. I'll wait for the DLC pack / gold version to be released in a year or two and buy that. I was quite disappointed in the previous games that the Desmond story became so dull - it was my favourite part!

Re: Programmer Interrupted

David Carrington — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:41:29 -0000

I made a simple rule for the developers around me: if it will save you more than 15 minutes work then they can ask me questions.

Re: TV Preview: Defiance

David Carrington — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 07:43:32 -0000

Very cool, but I've been spoilt by Syfy's Face Off programme now and I really dislike the prosthetic nose / eyebrows on the daughter.

Re: Vodafone’s ‘data test drive’ offer

David Carrington — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:55:35 -0000

It's a shame their iPhone 4S tariffs don't include a lot more data. They seem to be simply delaying the inevitable backlash from customers who want to actually use their smartphone.

Re: Domino’s Pizza & Audiences

David Carrington — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 08:52:20 -0000

Nice find James. Feel free to find more stuff like this so I can steal ideas ;)

Re: What New Yorkers Are Listening To

David Carrington — Tue, 31 May 2011 08:48:14 -0000

Spotify playlist now available:

http://open.spotify.com/use...

Re: Android Vs BlackBerry – Head to head!

David Carrington — Tue, 31 May 2011 05:56:51 -0000

As you mention, RIM make all the Blackberry hardware, making all their phones look and feel like a Blackberry. Unfortunately when Samsung, HTC and others get their hands on an Android phone they think they should all tamper with how it looks and feels.

For those of us that got right on board the Android train with the original G1 handset, the clean vanilla Android experience is the only way to go. Luckily there are still handsets out there like the Samsung Nexus S which are as clean as can be, with no manufacturer tampering. I hope more companies in the future allow for this.

On the other hand... if you've grown up with a Windows Mobile HTC handset and switched to an Android HTC handset then you might feel more comfortable. Swings and roundabouts :)

Re: ‘At the carphone warehouse, you won’t pay extra for internet’

David Carrington — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 03:16:01 -0000

"if we feel that your data usage is so excessive that other customers are detrimentally affected and/or we are concerned about fraud, we may introduce a fair use policy" (http://www.talkmobile.co.uk...

I think there would be quite a bit of uproar from customers if Talk Mobile tried that.

Re: Irony: Advertising Standards Authority and the misleading advert

David Carrington — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 05:27:57 -0000

Fascinated by the 250MB/unlimited article you quote, since I now work for them. Fairly sure we avoid using that word now, at least in terms of data.

Re: 10 Tips for Optimizing MySQL Queries (That don’t suck)

David Carrington — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 11:46:45 -0000

It's a great shame that the discussion in this article ranks so highly for those in the "5%" looking for real optimisation tips and not just standard database practice.

Re: Google Analytics error happen to you too?

David Carrington — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 06:18:56 -0000

Hmm, yes. Same here. I do hope we get that data back :)

Re: New Gmail Labs Feature Saves You Precious Seconds

David Carrington — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 04:23:21 -0000

We already had keyboard shortcuts for this: [ and ] for example.

http://mail.google.com/supp...

Re: Dell Streak goes Android 2.1

David Carrington — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 03:04:24 -0000

We had a Dell Streak in the office the other week. I liked it as a mini tablet but I wouldn't use it as my main phone - simply because I wouldn't want that thing in my pocket. Doesn't mean I wouldn't like to win one though!

Re: Mobile Industry Review Show – Episode 27

David Carrington — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 08:12:30 -0000

I had the pleasure of telling a Samsung employee today that I had seen Swype demoed back in 2008 on this site. He told me it was only for Samsung, so within 30 minutes I had installed it on my HTC Desire :)

Responsive and works quite nicely.

Re: Barnes and Noble Brings Nook to Android Platform

David Carrington — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 07:01:31 -0000

Does this use a DRM ebook format or could I purchase ebooks and them read them in Aldiko, which is my preferred Android ebook reader.

I think of ebooks like music now. I want it DRM-free and available to open in whatever reader I like best.

e.g. Amazon MP3 app is not an MP3 player, it's just a store.

It's interesting that Amazon Kindle app is a mix of both, access to the store and then a reader too. Aldiko is the reverse, an ebook reader with access to a few free and paid ebook sources.

Re: 5 Reasons to download Spotify

David Carrington — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 05:54:58 -0000

I love Spotify and all the social features but I can't justify £10 per month for access to it on my phone. My main use is just as background noise while I'm working, for which Last.fm and similar free streaming services work just as well.

Re: Setting Out for a Win- The #TwitClan Way

David Carrington — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 09:04:38 -0000

Sorry - I only just realised that my paraphrased mockery to his original question may have been taken as anything other than rhetorical. The answer to both questions is simple: the nature of the sites involved makes no difference whatsoever.

Re: Setting Out for a Win- The #TwitClan Way

David Carrington — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 08:32:57 -0000

Thankfully, my opinion is backed up by the people running the competition :)

Re: Setting Out for a Win- The #TwitClan Way

David Carrington — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:51:32 -0000

I thought that the competition was for Twitter gaming clans. Why did you involve an external forum just to boost yourselves? Now if you excuse me, I have a Twitter website, made for Twitter users by the Twitter user to return to.

As you see, your argument isn't all that strong.

Re: The coolest mobile accessory on the planet is inside this envelope

David Carrington — Tue, 18 May 2010 10:07:37 -0000

I do hope it's a bluetooth version :D

Re: Google Maps turn-by-turn navigation coming to the UK & Ireland

David Carrington — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 13:20:06 -0000

I've not driven with this yet but my first impression is that it's currently a bit too simplistic, as if it was designed by Apple. The route selection shown in my photo above is *nice*, but doesn't have the full functionality of other satnav apps that can be told to avoid or use a particular road (e.g. a toll road or known problem area).

I'll test it out while I'm driven home this evening - another benefit of lift sharing :)